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spin [16.1K]
3 years ago
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What was the three-fifths compromise?

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galben [10]3 years ago
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Each slave was counted as three fifths of a person to be added to a states free population in allocating representative. - gradpoint

garik1379 [7]3 years ago
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The three-fifths compromise outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal Gov. 
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